April 1943. Washington, D.C. "Girl sitting alone in the Sea Grill waiting for a pickup. 'I come in here pretty often, sometimes alone, mostly with another girl, we drink beer, and talk, and of course we keep our eyes open -- you'd be surprised at how often nice lonesome soldiers ask Sue, the waitress, to introduce them to us.' " Medium-format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the OWI. (note face in window above woman's head) |
P.R.R.: 1935
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"Philadelphia area circa 1935. Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive PRR 6757."
Glass negative by John S. Powell, Louis A. Marre Rail Transportation
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